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Lea County Pipeline
Proposed maintenance of existing pipeline. Improvements will make pipeline piggable. All work will be conducted within the existing permanent ROW.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is initiating a 5-year status review for 27 species, including the Colorado Pikeminnow. FMD is commenting on this status review.
Amended New Minimal Impact Exploration Permit Application, Cebolleta Exploration Project
The Mining and Minerals Division ("MMD") received an amended permit application from Cibola Resources, LLC for a new minimal impact exploration permit in Cibola,
New Mexico. Pursuant to 19.10.3.302.G NMAC, MMD is requesting comments from your agency regarding this application. The application from the operator can be downloaded from MMD's website at www.emnrd.nm.gov/mmd/ci018em-cebolleta-exploration.
As noted in Section 1.0, ATC currently owns and operates the communications tower facility known as Mt. Taylor-Lamosca, NM / 4199, located at the above-referenced Subject Property. The existing facility currently consists of a a 62' self-support tower and associated ground-based support equipment within a 8' x 14' lease area. The proposed project consists of the decommissioning and removal of the existing tower and associated facility. For the purposes of this Report, EBI assessed an area of 70 feet in all directions from the tower and 30 feet from all access/utility routes.
Workplan for Road Repair, Summa Silver Mogollon Minimal Impact Exploration
Summa Silver Corp. is requesting approval from MMD to perform road repair on Fannie Road (Catron County C-040) during Mexican spotted owl seasonal closure.
The new facility, NMSVH Assisted Living and Small Homes, is a small housing (Green House) concept consisting of six individual living homes/units of approximately 10,000 square feet around courtyards and accessible gardens (Figure 1). The total site will occupy 4.5 acres. Each small unit is to have common areas with a shared kitchen/ pantry and large living and communal spaces including dining, laundry, and meeting rooms surrounded by 12 individual sleeping rooms with private baths. This Green House concept will help to reduce the institutional feel of a typical nursing home and provide a more familiar home-like setting environment, encouraging communication and relaxation. Due to an expedited schedule directed by the NM Governor's office, construction on the project began in July 2022. A biological resources survey was conducted in March 2023 by Souder, Miller & Associates.
Phase A/B study evaluating potential improvements on Loma Colorado for Segment 1, which is from Northern Boulevard to Huron Drive. Potential improvements could include widening, sidewalk additions and/or improvements, drainage improvements, etc. The Phase A/B study examines existing conditions where the proposed improvements might occur and evaluates various alternatives, based on roadway constraints, drainage issues, environmental resources, traffic operations, and other factors. At this time, project details, including type of equipment to be used, amount of ground disturbance, and necessity for wildlife surveys or mitigation is not known and will be determined at later stages of the project (Phase C/D).
Rio Chama Stewards Project is located in northern Rio Arriba County at the New Mexico/Colorado state line where the Rio Chama enters New Mexico. The private landowners whose property straddles the state line are the first recipients to see Rio Chama water come from its point of inception on the Rio Grande National Forest.
The project will consist of forest and watershed health improvement activities aimed at reducing forest density and hazardous fuel loading through thinning over 500 acres of high elevation mixed conifer and riparian forests that have a high to very high threat of severe wildfire and a moderate to high threat of post fire erosion. These stands are overstocked and have exceeded the 200-year fire interval that is typical of this forest type in the southwest. This work aims to continue efforts to return the landscape to a state of natural variability and lower the potential fire severity. Prior treatments have included commercial timber harvests, mechanical mastication, and small-scale aspen regeneration patch cuts. Biomass generated from forest thinning activities in the form of fuelwood will be made available via the Chama Peak Land Alliance community senior fuelwood program in partnership with the Upper Chama Soil and Water Conservation District.
The Village of Santa Clara intends to complete sidewalk and ADA improvements along Fort Bayard Street located within the village limits and within platted public right of way. The proposed project area is located within Township 18 South, Range 13 West, Section 2. The approximate latitude and longitude coordinates are - 32 degrees 46 minutes 38.54 seconds N, 108 degrees 9 minutes 10.16 seconds W.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting a 5-year status review for the Pecos gambusia under the Endangered Species Act. A 5-year status review is based
on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any such information that has become
available since the last review for the species.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting a 5-year status review under the Endangered Species Act of 31 animal and plant species, including the Texas hornshell.
Trileaf performed an Informal Biological Assessment for the subject site. The purpose is to document whether the proposed undertaking will affect listed or proposed threatened or endangered species, designated critical habitats, wetlands, and migratory birds. A project description, site photographs and topographical site location maps are included in this report. The site is located at R-567 N 13th Rural ST, Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico 88210, and consists of the construction of a 250-foot Self-Support Communications Tower with an overall height of 270 feet and the installation of associated ground-based equipment within a 75-foot by 75-foot lease area. A proposed access/utility easement will extend west from the lease area for approximately 80 feet before terminating at N 13th Rural Street. The proposed tower compound and access/utility easement will be located in a gravelly lot west of N 13th Rural Street. The proposed structure site is approximately 3,384 feet above mean sea level. The project will be active on the site approximately 6 months from this report's completion date.
The City of Rio Rancho, in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is planning a roadway reconstruction project on Southern Boulevard from 25th Street SE to east of Walsh Street SE in Rio Rancho in Sandoval County, New Mexico. As part of the project, reconstruction to Nicklaus Channel east of Nicklaus Drive is included. This report addresses the improvements to Nicklaus Channel only.
Reconstruction of the Nicklaus Channel at Southern Boulevard, east of Nicklaus Drive. Construction includes retaining walls, Nicklaus Channel box culverts and erosion control.
There are no right-of-way needs for this work. This project includes median removal and reconstruction along Southern Boulevard, as well two new easements both of which are needed for access: new paving south of Southern Boulevard and a new turnout at Walsh Street and Southern Boulevard.
Contractor will hand cut approximately 92.6 acre of Defensible Space Medium density piñon/juniper
immediately on the right of way along Hwy 337 north of the intersection of Hwy 55 and Hwy 337
Between mile marker 1 and 14 as indicated on the attached map to help reduce the fire danger and to
help reduce the danger of hitting Deer and or Elk on the roadway. Area will be thinned to a 10
square foot Basel area. Trees that are growing in the fence line along the project will not be cut.
All Elm, Oak and Alligator Juniper Trees that are Cut will be treated with a cut stump application
of Herbicide to reduce resprouts. Slash will be chipped. Chips will be scattered along the project
area keep all chips approximately 10 feet off the side of the road, side of the road is measured
from the white line. Chip depths are not to exceed an average of 2" deep and no greater than 6" in
any one spot to reduce hazardous fuels No slash will be used as erosion control in the defensible
space. Burning of slash is prohibited. All wood will be stacked and left on project site for
residents. All stumps that are left will be half the diameter of the tree or five inches, whichever
is less. Vehicles, Chippers and UTV's will be used on project site
when access allows. Invasive Tree will be cut and sprayed.
Contractor will hand cut approximately 409 acre of Defensible Space Medium density
piñon/juniper immediately on the right of way along Hwy 55 Between Hwy 41 and the Socorro county
line as indicated on the attached map to help reduce the fire danger and to help reduce the danger
of hitting Deer and or Elk on the roadway. Area will be thinned to a 10 square foot Basel area.
Trees that are growing in the fence line along the project will not be cut. All Elm, Oak and
Alligator Juniper Trees that are Cut will be treated with a cut stump application of Herbicide to
reduce resprouts. Slash will be chipped. Chips will be scattered along the project area keep all
chips approximately 10 feet off the side of the road, side of the road is measured from the white
line. Chip depths are not to exceed an average of 2" deep and no greater than 6" in any one spot to
reduce hazardous fuels No slash will be used as erosion control in the defensible space.
Burning of slash is prohibited. All wood will be stacked and left on project site for residents.
All stumps that are left will be half the diameter of the tree or five inches, whichever is less.
Vehicles, Chippers and UTV's will be used on project site when access allows. This will include removing Salt Cedar and other invasive tree species and spray will be used.
Thinning will be done only in NMDOT right of way.
Installation of sewer lines to 180 existing customers with approximately 20 connections for expansion. A force main and lift station would be constructed, connecting the sewer collection system to the Pecos, NM WWTP
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